Fabaceae
Berlinia

Berlinia orientalis Brenan

First published in Kew Bull. 17: 211 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Mozambique. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34790/112190238

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Tree 8–18 m. high, with glabrous branchlets.
Morphology Leaves
Leaflets in 2–4 pairs, ovate, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 4.5–16.5 cm. long, 2.5–7 cm. wide, glabrous or nearly so, obtuse or obtusely subacuminate at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 3–11 cm. long, ± aggregated into terminal panicles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 1.5–3 cm. long, tomentellous, as are the obovate 2–3 cm. long and 1–1.4 cm. wide bracteoles; the latter tomentellous inside also.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium 0.8–1.2 cm. long, glabrous or nearly so outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Upper petal 3.5–4.5 cm. long, with a lamina 2–2.5 cm. long and 2.5–3.8 cm. wide which is white flushed with green in the central part; other petals 1–1.7 cm. long, with linear laminae 7–13 mm. long and 1–1.5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods large, pale brown.
Figures
Fig. 29/1–6, p. 144.
Habitat
Woodland and thicket; 60–450 m.
Distribution
T8
[FTEA]

Leguminosae, R.K. Brummitt, A.C. Chikuni, J.M. Lock and R.M. Polhill. Flora Zambesiaca 3:2. 2007

Morphology General Habit
Tree to 20 m tall.
Morphology Branches
Branchlets glabrous.
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets in 2–4 pairs, 4.5–16.5 × 2.5–7 cm, ovate to elliptic, cuneate to rounded at the base, acuminate with blunt tips at the apex, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences paniculate, terminal, 3–11 cm long; pedicels 1.5–3 cm long, tomentellous; bracteoles 2–3 × 1–1.4 cm, obovate, tomentellous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium 0.8–1.2 cm long, glabrous or nearly so.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5, the upper one white, shaded green in the centre, 3.5–4.5 cm long, the expanded portion 2–2.5 × 2.5–3.8 cm, the other petals 1–1.7 cm long, ± linear.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods brownish, to 30 × 8 cm, oblong.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds up to 4 × 3.5 cm, elliptic, flattened.
[FZ]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone ; woodland.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0